According to the UW statement, the individuals who participated in the chants have not yet been determined, but UW officials are working to identify them. Disciplinary action will be taken if appropriate.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam, University Housing Director Jeff Novak and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims said in the statement that these hateful and biased incidents have damaged the UW community as a whole. They said students and staff need to promote diversity by standing up for student minorities.

“We are better than this,” Berquam, Novak and Sims said in the statement.

They encouraged members of the UW community to recognize that these incidents are not “funny,” to stick up for one another and report further instances of hate and bias using an incident report form.